Cardinal O'Malley Bans Priest From Speaking at Parish in Dedham

Boston Cardinal Sean O'Malley is banning an Austrian priest from speaking at St. Susanna Parish in Dedham next month, according to the Associated Press.

Larry Bloom, deacon and director of adult faith formation at the church, told The Boston Globe that he wasn't upset when Rev. Helmut Schuller's speech was canceled.

“The archbishop has the right to have his own thoughts on the matter,” he told The Globe. “And he has a lot more to think about than we do at our own parish.”

Schuller is the founder of the Austrian Priests' Initiative.  The group allows women and married people to become priests.  His talk will be moved to nearby Unitarian Universalist church.